AgdaPkt 2017-09-11 Closed and Joint SA PFA

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6.1.D. - Page 30 RESTRICTIONS ON COLLECTION OF ALPR DATA AND USE OF ALPR SYSTEMS NCRIC ALPR units may be used to collect data that is within public view, but may not be used for the sole purpose of monitoring individual activities protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. ALPR operators may not contact occupants of stolen, wanted, or subject-of-investigation vehicles unless the ALPR operators are sworn law enforcement officers. ALPR operators must rely on their parent agency rules and regulations regarding equipment, protection, self-identification, and use of force when stopping vehicles or making contact. ALPR operators must recognize that the data collected from the ALPR device, and the content of referenced hotlists, consists of data that may or may not be accurate, despite ongoing efforts to maximize the currency and accuracy of such data. To the greatest extent possible, vehicle and subject information will be verified from separate Law enforcement information sources to confirm the vehicle or subject's identity and justification for contact. Users of ALPR Data must, to the fullest extent possible, visually confirm the plate characters generated by the ALPR readers correspond with the digital image of the license plate in question. All users of NCRIC ALPR equipment or accessing NCRIC ALPR Data are required to acknowledge that they have read and understood the NCRIC ALPR Policy prior to use of the ALPR System. In no case shall the NCRIC ALPR system be used for any purpose other than a legitimate law enforcement or public safety purpose. TRAINING Only persons trained in the use of the NCRIC ALPR system, including its privacy and civil liberties protections, shall be allowed access to NCRIC ALPR Data. Training shall consist of: • Legal authorities, developments, and issues involving the use of ALPR Data and technology • Current NCRIC Policy regarding appropriate use of NCRIC ALPR systems; • Evolution of ALPR and related technologies, including new capabilities and associated risks; • Technical, physical, administrative, and procedural measures to protect the security of ALPR Data against unauthorized access or use; and • Practical exercises in the use of the NCRIC ALPR system Training shall be updated as technological, legal, and other changes that affect the use of the NCRIC ALPR system occur. AUDIT Access to, and use of, ALPR Data is logged for audit purposes. Audit reports will be structured in a format that is understandable and useful and will contain, at a minimum: • The name of the law enforcement user; • The name of the agency employing the user; • The date and time of access; • The activities executed, including any license plates searched for; • The supplied authorized law enforcement or public safety justification for access; and • A case number associated with the investigative effort generating the ALPR data query. Audit reports will be provided periodically and on request to supervisory personnel at t the NCRIC and partner agencies. In addition, no less frequently than every 12 months, the NCRIC will audit a sampling of ALPR system utilization from the prior 12 month period to verify proper use in accordance with the above authorized 2016-2017 San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury 23